Photo Tour: Wing Jones by Katherine Webber

Wing Jonesis the much anticipated debut novel from Katherine Webber, published on 5th January 2017 in the UK. With a grandmother from China and another from Ghana, fifteen-year-old Wing is often caught between worlds. But when tragedy strikes, Wing discovers a talent for running she never knew she had. Wing's speed could bring her family everything it needs. It could also stop Wing getting the one thing she wants…

Throughout January, over 40 bloggers are participating in the #WJphototour – a photo blog tour documenting Katherine’s path to publishing her debut novel. From childhood memories that inspired her writing to her time living in Atlanta and Asia that influenced the book to authors she’s met over the years right up to receiving her first finished copy of the book, follow along to see Katherine’s author life unfold! Keep an eye on the hashtag to see the latest photos!

Today is my stop on this mega Photo Tour. I've been following the tour and discovering many things about the publication path that brought Wing Jones to us, have you? If you haven't yet, you should totally check them all out here. But for now, here's today photo:

One of the people I met working at BookTrust was the wonderful Katherine Woodfine. Katherine took me under her wing, brought me to book launches and events with her, and became not only one of my dearest friends, but a mentor. Still, I was SUPER nervous when I went with her to my first UKYA Drinks event, organized by Jim Dean, who at that point I’d only ever met on Twitter. I was intimidated by everyone! All the awesome bloggers and amazing authors. But everyone was so nice. Jim, Daphne Lao Tonged, and Robin Stevens were especially welcoming, even though I wasn’t a blogger or an author or anything like that. This was when I started to realize what a fantastic community the UKYA community is, and started to desperately hope that I could be a part of it someday.

Blurb: Jandy Nelson meets Friday Night Lights: a sweeping story about love and family from an exceptional new voice in YA. With a grandmother from China and another from Ghana, fifteen-year-old Wing Jones is often caught between worlds. But when tragedy strikes, Wing discovers a talent for running she never knew she had. Wing's speed could bring her family everything it needs. It could also stop Wing getting the one thing she wants.

About the author:
Katherine Webber was born in Southern California but has lived in Atlanta, Hawaii, Hong Kong and now in London. For several years she worked at the reading charity BookTrust, where she worked on projects such as The Letterbox Club which delivers parcels of books to children in care, and YALC, the Young Adult Literature Convention. You can find her on Twitter @kwebberwrites